The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Together with The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, Volume 2G. Bell and sons, 1889 |
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Page v
... published 11 13 17 18 1766 , Johnson's letter to Boswell at Paris 22 Æt . 57 . Boswell's return to London 23 Johnson encourages Boswell to publish an account of Corsica 27 Letters to Bennett Langton 31-36 Letter to Boswell 36-38 Letter ...
... published 11 13 17 18 1766 , Johnson's letter to Boswell at Paris 22 Æt . 57 . Boswell's return to London 23 Johnson encourages Boswell to publish an account of Corsica 27 Letters to Bennett Langton 31-36 Letter to Boswell 36-38 Letter ...
Page vii
... published Boswell's fifth visit to London Taxation no Tyranny published At the Literary Club - second sight Present at Mrs. Abington's benefit Garrick's imitation of Johnson Johnson's attack on Gray Receives his diploma as D.C.L. from ...
... published Boswell's fifth visit to London Taxation no Tyranny published At the Literary Club - second sight Present at Mrs. Abington's benefit Garrick's imitation of Johnson Johnson's attack on Gray Receives his diploma as D.C.L. from ...
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... published . [ Note introduced in the second edition , vol . i . , p . 451. ] Those letters were communicated by Mr. J. F. Palmer , the grand- nephew of Sir Joshua and Miss Reynolds , to Mr. Croker , and will be given in the Appendices ...
... published . [ Note introduced in the second edition , vol . i . , p . 451. ] Those letters were communicated by Mr. J. F. Palmer , the grand- nephew of Sir Joshua and Miss Reynolds , to Mr. Croker , and will be given in the Appendices ...
Page 11
... of Dublin , I find none of which I have any personal knowledge but those of Dr. Andrews and yourself . He appears this year to have been seized with a ET . 56 . 11 BOSWELL'S LIFE OF JOHNSON . Johnson's edition of Shakspeare published.
... of Dublin , I find none of which I have any personal knowledge but those of Dr. Andrews and yourself . He appears this year to have been seized with a ET . 56 . 11 BOSWELL'S LIFE OF JOHNSON . Johnson's edition of Shakspeare published.
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... of Mr. Hamilton [ edited by Malone ] , published by T. Payne in 1808. — Malone . 2 Prayers and Meditations , p . 67 . tion which produces much wealth should be considered as very ET . 56 . 13 BOSWELL'S LIFE OF JOHNSON .
... of Mr. Hamilton [ edited by Malone ] , published by T. Payne in 1808. — Malone . 2 Prayers and Meditations , p . 67 . tion which produces much wealth should be considered as very ET . 56 . 13 BOSWELL'S LIFE OF JOHNSON .
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Page 314 - The greatest part of a writer's time is spent in reading, in order to write ; a man will turn over half a library to make one book." I argued warmly against the Judges trading, and mentioned Hale as an instance of a perfect Judge, who devoted himself entirely to his office. JOHNSON. " Hale, Sir, attended to other things besides law : he left a great estate.
Page 24 - In every government, though terrors reign, Though tyrant kings or tyrant laws restrain, How small, of all that human hearts endure, That part which laws or kings can cause or cure ! Still to ourselves in every place consign'd, Our own felicity we make or find : With secret course, which no loud storms annoy, Glides the smooth current of domestic joy. The lifted axe, the agonizing wheel, Luke's iron crown, and Damien's bed of steel, To men remote from power but rarely known, Leave reason, faith, and...